West Indies Nutritional Corporation Limited

Leon Headley has been with Jamaica Broilers Group for over 25 years - having joined the organization in 1979 as Purchasing Manager at Master Blend Feeds.He served in that position for three years before moving on, in 1982, to take up the post of Operations Manager at West Indies Nutritional Corporation Limited (WINCORP - Freezone) - the JB Group entity that sources and supplies the Group with all the feed ingredients used in our feed operations, as well as all the medication used by our Field Department.

Leon Hedley, vice-president for Procurement and Trade at Jamaica Broilers, told JIS News that the industry leaders were of the view that Jamaica should examine closely, the direction the poultry industry was headed and to optimise global best practices.

"The situation is debatable whether Europe has benefited by banning the use of antibiotics, but we can't depend on the Europeans or the Americans to make decisions for us, so it is in our interest to sit with people, who are informed and then make our own decisions," he stated.

Hedley noted further that, "the consumer has been asking questions for some time now, and therefore we thought it best to educate ourselves, get a better feel for what's happening in the rest of the world and to be better able, as an industry, to take informed decisions".

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Meanwhile, Hedley said that come February 2006, a meeting would be held with veterinarians and officials from the ministries of health and agriculture, "to ensure that everyone is on the same page as it relates to ensuring the continued production of the best quality animal food for consumption by Jamaicans".

Leon Headley has been with Jamaica Broilers Group for over 25 years - having joined the organization in 1979 as Purchasing Manager at Master Blend Feeds.He served in that position for three years before moving on, in 1982, to take up the post of Operations Manager at West Indies Nutritional Corporation Limited (WINCORP - Freezone) - the JB Group entity that sources and supplies the Group with all the feed ingredients used in our feed operations, as well as all the medication used by our Field Department.

Ian Parsard (centre), chairman of the Jamaica Broilers Group Foundation Limited, assists with the painting of one of the buildings at the new Martha's House Village in Spanish Town, while Nicole Marshall-Walker (left), company secretary of the Jamaica Broilers Group Foundation Limited, looks on and Leon Headley (right) vice-president, procurement & trading at Jamaica Broilers Group Limited, makes suggestions.